[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of
the Town of Plainville 6-6-2011 ATM by Art. 26. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The provisions of these regulations shall relate
to the construction, alteration and maintenance of buildings and other
structures within the limits of the Town of Plainville, County of
Norfolk, except such as are owned and occupied by the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts or by any county, and also excepting bridges, quays
and wharves. Its provisions are intended to be carried out in a manner
as will best promote the health, safety, convenience and welfare of
the inhabitants and lessen the danger from fire.
No building, structure or part thereof shall
hereafter be constructed except in conformity with the statutes of
the commonwealth and these bylaws, and no building already erected
or hereafter built shall be raised or built up in such a manner that,
were such building wholly built or constructed after passage of these
bylaws, it would be in violation of any provisions thereof, and no
building or structure shall be moved to any location where its construction
would be in violation of the provisions of statutes of the commonwealth
or these bylaws. Any alteration, addition to or reconstruction of
any existing building or structure already erected or hereafter built
shall, to the extent of such work, be subject to the provisions of
these bylaws.
A.
If any section or paragraph or provision or portion
thereof contained in these bylaws is invalid, the validity of the
remainder shall not be affected thereby.
B.
If any provision herein or the application of such
provision to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the
validity of the remainder of this set of bylaws and applicability
of such provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be
affected thereby.
These bylaws may be altered, repealed or amended
by a two-thirds vote at any Annual Town Meeting, at any other Town
Meeting specially called for the purpose; an article or articles for
such purpose having been inserted in the Warrant for such meeting.
The Board of Selectmen of the Town of Plainville
shall employ and designate an Inspector of Buildings or Building Commissioner
(hereinafter "Inspector of Buildings") as well as such other local
inspectors as are reasonably necessary to assist the Inspector of
Buildings to administer and enforce the State Building Code and the
rules and regulations made under the authority thereof. The Inspector
of Buildings shall report directly to and be solely responsible to
the appointing authority.
The Inspector of Buildings and local inspector
(hereinafter "Building Official") shall enforce all of the provisions
of 780 CMR, 521 CMR (Architectural Access Board) and any other state
statutes, rules and regulations or ordinances or bylaws which empower
the Building Official. The Building Official shall act on any question
relative to the mode or manner of construction and materials to be
used in the construction, reconstruction, alterations, repairs, demolition,
removal, installation of equipment and the location, use, occupancy
and maintenance of all buildings and structures, except as otherwise
specifically provided for by statutory requirements or as provided
for in 780 CMR 109.0.
A.
B.
C.
All permits shall be void if operations thereunder
are not commenced within 90 days after the date of permit or if the
operations thereunder are discontinued for a period of more than six
months; subject, however, to strikes and delays of materials. A notice
of permits granted by the Inspector of Buildings shall be posted forthwith
by the owner of the premises.
A.
If no other penalty for violations is provided, whoever
violates any of the provisions of these regulations shall be liable
to a fine not to exceed $300.
A.
A fee for each plan examination, building permit and
inspection shall be paid in accordance with the Fee Schedule as established
by the Board of Selectmen.
B.
The payment of the fee for the construction, alteration,
removal or demolition for the work done in connection with or concurrently
with the work authorized by a building permit shall not relieve the
applicant or holder of the permit from the payment of other fees that
are prescribed by law.
C.
The Fee Schedule will be available on the Town website.
